Poggio Alla Meta Il Giovane Vecchio 2020
Lion and olive tree—strength and wisdom, youth and age: two souls in eternal transformation, just like this wine, born from the hills of Poggio alla Meta, the fertile heart of the Alta Terra di Lavoro. Here, the towns beginning with “A” (Arpino, Atina, Alvito, and others) have always been the most generous—founded, as legend tells, by Saturn, god of agriculture, and husband to Opi, goddess of abundance.
It is under these auspices that this Cabernet was conceived—to share with you its refined virtues.
Enjoy now the youthful wine: bold, captivating, and seductive on the nose. But with time, return to it as it ages—conscious, deep, and powerful—and Saturn will smile upon you.
How is the wine made?
Vinification in stainless steel tanks using only indigenous yeasts, biodynamic method, 35 days of maceration on the skins at a controlled temperature, manual punching down every 3 hours for 30 days, unfiltered wine: only static decantation and cold tartaric precipitation, no addition of sulphites, at least 4 months in the bottle before being marketed.
About the winery
Knowledge, experience, research, willpower and high quality are the cornerstones of Poggio alla Meta, an organic and biodynamic winery founded and managed by prof. Mariano Nicòtina. The winery acts with rigor and scientific methods, always in accordance with the dictates of eco-friendly viticulture, always trying to propose what nature creates in the simplest (possible) way.
Poggio alla Meta is located in lower Lazio on the border with the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, surrounded by Monti della Meta, hence the company name.
The cellar was designed with advanced methodologies that exploit the cold and the force of gravity, allowing for gravity processing and limiting the use of mechanical pumps for lifting the masses. The use of wood is limited to the maximum and is applied only to those wines to which greater oxygenation is desired and which, due to their structure, are suitable for slow evolution.
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